Let’s take a look at the advantages and disadvantages of side-hinged garage doors.
Picture of GRP side hinged door with pedestrian access
Advantages of side hinged garage doors:
- available as narrow as 5ft wide for small garages
- security upgrades available
- most come pre-fitted on a steel fully finished goalpost frame for easy and quick onsite fitting
- similar security to an up and over garage door
- side hinged garage doors are available in numerous materials, such as soft wood and hard wood, GRP, ABS and steel fully finished in numerous colours
- available as insulated or non insulated option
Disadvantages of side hinged garage doors:
- they can only be made to a maximum width of 9 foot wide
- side hinged garage doors are more awkward to make automatic
- they are also more costly to make automatic
- side hung doors are not as secure as sectional or roller garage doors
As mentioned above, one of the main advantaged of the side hinged garage door is that they are available in a wide variety of materials, finishes and colours.
Advantages of fitting a Steel Side-Hinged Door
- steel side-hinged garage doors offer strength, security and good looks
- available at some of the most reasonable side-hinged garage doors prices on the market today
- they are available pre-framed for quick and easy installation
- finished in a high quality powder coat finish in various colours
- the wood grain laminate finish is an ideal match to UPVC doors and windows
- available in standard sizes and made-to-measure
Advantages of having a Wooden Side-Hinged Garage Doors
- timber side-hinged garage doors are available in a wide range of standard sizes,
- you can choose from cedar, oak and idigbo side-hinged wooden garage doors; with cedar being the most popular material due to its stability, rot resistance and good looks.
Advantages of choosing an Insulated Side-Hinged Garage Doors
- insulated side-hinged garage doors offer insulation and are draught-proof
- they are available in numerous styles, colours and wood grain finishes to suit different properties
- all insulated designs are made-to-measure at no extra cost
- insulated side hinged garage doors feature 40mm thick foam-filled steel leaves to ensure long-lasting performance and durability
- they are delivered pre-framed and made to measure as standard
Advantages of fitting a GRP (Glass Fibre) Side-Hinged Doors
- our GRP side-hinged doors are available in gloss white or wood-look in numerous styles
- they can be made with a 50/50 split, or 1/3 or 2/3 split
- they are delivered pre-framed
- made-to measure as standard, at no extra cost to the customer
- GRP side hung doors have a Multi-point locking upgrade available if required